Jake Ball has set his sights on playing in this winter’s Ashes as he looks to force his way back into the England team.

The Nottinghamshire seamer played in the Champions Trophy and was in the shake-up to add to his three Test caps against South Africa, until a knee injury hampered his progress and saw him miss the Royal London One Day Cup final.

Ball was told to get fit with a view to playing in the winter, although he hopes to feature in the upcoming limited overs games against the West Indies having returned to action for Notts.